Time, Weights, and Measures | Where Do The Names Of The Days Of The Week Come From?
Where do the names of the days of the week come from?
The English days of the week are named for a variety of figures in English and Roman mythology.
| Day | Named after |
| Sunday | The sun |
| Monday | The moon |
| Tuesday | Tiu (the Anglo-Saxon god of war, equivalent to the Norse Tyr or the Roman Mars) |
| Wednesday | Woden (the Anglo-Saxon equivalent of Odin, the chief Norse god) |
| Thursday | Thor (the Norse god of thunder) |
| Friday | Frigg (the Norse god of love and fertility, the equivalent of the Roman Venus) |
| Saturday | Saturn (the Roman god of agriculture) |
Sources: The Guinness Book of Answers, 8th...
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